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ToquiNotes: A Hidden Gem of Area Restaurant Closes for Good for Wrong Reason, but Left No One Hungry

Posted on August 15, 2026

I do not remember how we found out about it. But we did, and we are certainly glad we got to experience it even though...

ToquiNotes: Looking Back On a Bridgeport Business from Several Decades Ago Proving to be Truly Electric

Posted on August 08, 2026

Editor's Note: This blog last ran more than five years ago after originally running in nearly 10 years ago. The arcade...

ToquiNotes: The Greatest Pizza and Deal in History of Harrison County? Perhaps, and There's a Family Tie

Posted on August 01, 2026

During the last 14 and half years of writing this blog, there are certain topics that always draw a good response. Top...

ToquiNotes: First of its Kind Business in City May be on Way with OK by Bridgeport Zoning Appeals Board

Posted on July 25, 2026

Heard the latest? Some have, since I saw it mentioned on a social media message board. Many have not since there was l...

ToquiNotes: A Decade-Plus Run of Former Business at Meadowbrook Mall Proving too Good to be True

Posted on July 18, 2026

It was back in my thin waist days when I first walked through the door. The date, according to my friend Rebecca Deem...

ToquiNotes: Long-Closed Business Offering Meals at "Budget-Friendly" Prices and a Bit of History Behind It

Posted on July 11, 2026

The building housing the location is there. The business that was inside the location is a thing of the past.  ...

ToquiNotes: Quiet Passing of a Bridgeport Legend and the Impact through a Four-Legged Ministry He Led

Posted on June 27, 2026

There was no obituary. There was no formal service with family and friends. And there was little fanfare, although the...

ToquiNotes: Finding Peace and Positives on One-Year Anniversary of Period of Unparalleled Personal Grief

Posted on June 20, 2026

Today, as many celebrate West Virginia Day, I am wrapping up what is the most miserable 365-day period of my life. Und...

ToquiNotes: A Closed National Chain at Mall that May have been Only One of its Kind in the United States

Posted on June 13, 2026

As is sometimes the case, comments on a blog post on one of our social media platforms will lead to another blog. Such...

ToquiNotes: No One Walking Halls of BHS More Loved in Last 42 Years - And They Have Officially Retired

Posted on June 06, 2026

The end of the school year was not the only thing that ended this week at Bridgeport High School. There was an end tha...

ToquiNotes: Recalling the Life and Impact of Retired City Fire Captain Randy Scott, "A Fireman's Fireman"

Posted on May 30, 2026

I am not sure when I met retired Bridgeport Fire Captain Randy Scott. I am sure I met him while he did what he loved t...

ToquiNotes: As You Prepare to Graduate, Take a Picture Perfect Moment to Tell Your Friends Thank You

Posted on May 23, 2026

Editor’s Note: This is a slightly modified version of my blog that has ran every year on graduation weekend. Please SH...

ToquiNotes: One of the Best Pizza Restaurants to Call Harrison County Home and its All-Too Short Life Span

Posted on May 16, 2026

Talking about pizza in this blog is not unusual. It is not just because I love a good pizza pie, but because Bridgepor...

ToquiNotes: After 38 Years, Owner, Operator of City Business Set for New Chapter as Retirement at Hand

Posted on May 09, 2026

The owner, former president, and CEO of one of Bridgeport’s longest-standing businesses that has dozens of employees i...

ToquiNotes: Harrison County Impacted by the Loss of Two of its Respected, Beloved Community Servants

Posted on April 25, 2026

Community service is often an overused phrase when it comes to describing one’s life. It is often used casually...
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